~wai3 shake ‹s.th.›

Part of Speech verb, transitive
Phonetic Form (i·)wai
    • shake ‹s.th.›
    • Typical Subject s.o., s.th.
      • Example 1018:
        U-wai ebele u-ka pon etapu!
        Don't shake your body like that!
      • Example 1648:
        Nobwogo miko i-la i-wai moe ne.
        Last night an earthquake shook the houses here.
      • Example 2715:
        Li-wai elela vongoro pon.
        We shake the branch of the almond tree (to knock the nuts down).

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